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SCRIPTCrude oil producers' Rosneft confirmed on Saturday that oil was discovered in the Kara Sea on Universiteskaya-1 station. The discovery was made during joint drillings with the American oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil.
The joint drilling operation started in August and took place at an offshore Artic field. The drilling continued despite the international sanctions which were set to be imposed on the Russian company by Western countries. The sanctions aimed at preventing Russia from accessing required foreign technologies and prohibited work in the Arctic region.
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Offshore platforms are remarkable engineering feats, therefor it is time for the 5 largest offshore platforms of the world! Massive in size, these structures take several years and often many billions of dollars to build — but when complete, they can extract oil and gas from some of the least-accessible spots on the planet.
The Mars B/OlympusPlatform in the Gulf of MexicoFirst oil production begun in February 2014 from the Mars B development through Olympus, Shell’s seventh, and largest, floating deep-water platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Combined production from Olympus and Shell’s original Mars platform is expected to deliver an estimated resource base of 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe).
The project is also directly investing $5 million dollars in community, social and environmental initiatives with the aim to benefit the communities of the US Gulf Coast, as well as in South Korea, where the hull of the Olympus platform was built.
Olympus sailing into the Gulf of Mexico
Olympus sailing into the Gulf of Mexico
The Hibernia Platform in the CanadianAtlantic
Hibernia is an oil field in the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately 315 kilometres (196 mi) east-southeast of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, in 80 m of water. The production platform Hibernia is the world’s largest oil platform (by weight) and consists of a 37,000 t (41,000 short tons) integrated topsides facility mounted on a 600,000 t (660,000 short tons) gravity base structure. The platform was towed to its final site, and 450,000 t (500,000 short tons) of solid ballast were added to secure it in place. Inside the gravity base structure are storage tanks for 1.2 million barrels (190,000 m3) of crude oil.
The Hibernia Platform in the Canadian Atlantic
The Hibernia Platform in the Canadian Atlantic
The Petronius Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
Petronius is a deepwater compliant tower oil platform operated by Chevron Corporation and Marathon Oil in the Gulf of Mexico, 210 km southeast of New Orleans, United States. A compliant piled tower design, it is 609.9 metres (2,001 ft) high, and was arguably the tallest free-standing structure in the world, until surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in 2010, although this claim is disputed since only 75 metres of the platform are above water. The multi-deck topsides are 64 metres by 43 metres by 18.3 metres high and hold 21 well slots, and the entire structure weighs around 43,000 tons. Around 8,000 m3 (50,000 barrels) of oil and 2,000,000 m3 (70 million cubic feet) of natural gas are extracted daily by the platform.
The jacket supports topsides weighing 7,500t.
The jacket supports topsides weighing 7,500t.
The Perdido Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
Perdido is the world’s deepest spar, and the second-deepest oil and gas production hub after Shell’s Stones development. Moored in around 2,450 metres (8,000 feet) of water in the US Gulf of Mexico, Perdido started production in 2010, opening up a new frontier in deep-water oil and gas recovery.
The Perdido Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
The Perdido Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
The Berkut Platform in the Sea of Okhotsk on the RussianPacific CoastRussia’s Rosneft and America’s ExxonMobil have launched a unique drilling platform in the Okhotsk Sea in Russia’s Far East. The world’s most powerful rig can drill within the radius of at least 7 kilometers.
The drilling platform can withstand a 9 magnitude earthquake, waves of up to 18 meters and temperatures down to minus 44 degrees Celsius, Rosneft PresidentIgor Sechin said. Berkut can also withstand floating ice up to two meters thick and has an autonomous power supply system. It has the largest superstructure on any rig. Weighing 200,000 tons it can drill a total of 45 wells.
The platform is located 25 km offshore in waters up 35 meters deep. The drilling will be performed by means of a marine rig, which allows all-year-round drilling of wells.
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The world’s biggest oil platform has begun commercial production at the Sakhalin-1 offshore project in Russia’s Far East. The Berkut oil rig is expected to extract 4.5 million tons of oil annually.
The Sakhalin-1 Consortium was formed in 1996 is the first major shelf project in Russia created under terms of a ProductSharingAgreement (PSA). The international consortium is made up of the US major ExxonMobil (30 percent), Japan's Sodeco (30 percent), Russia’s Rosneft (20 percent) and India's ONGC Videsh (20 percent).
The total cost of the project is estimated to be $10-12 billion, making it the largest direct foreign investment in Russia.
The Berkut platform is expected to produce 12,000 tons of oil daily or about 4.5 million tons annually, raising the total output of the Sakhalin-1 Consortium to 27,000 tons a day.
Oil from the Arkutun-Dagi oil field will be processed at the Chaivo onshore treatment facility and then delivered by a pipeline to the DeKastri oil export terminal.
The tax revenues from oil produced by the Berkut platform will provide Russia’s regional and federal budgets with no less than $9 billion over the next ten years.
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Another record, this time set by the Russian petroleum engineers. Rosneft managed to drill a 15 km well on the Orlan platform. During the Sakhalin-1 operation in the Sea of Okhotsk our oilmen managed to beat a number of world records.

By Vladimir Soldatkin
MOSCOW, June 18 (Reuters) - Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft said on Sunday it had found its first oilfield in the Laptev Sea in the eastern Arctic, making a breakthrough in the search for hydrocarbons in the harsh and far-flung region despite Western sanctions.
Rosneft and its partners plan to invest 480 billion roubles ($8.4 billion) in developing Russia's offshore energy industry in the next five years, part of a drive to boost output from new areas.
The company has sought tie-ups with several global oil players to develop Russia's offshore regions. But a deal to work in the Kara Sea in the western Arctic with U.S. company Exxon Mobil was suspended in 2014 after the imposition of Western sanctions against Moscow.
"The result of the drilling at the Khatanga li

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News !!! Russia's arctic off-shore oil platform defended !
A senior employee of the state-owned Russian oil company Gazprom has spoken up in defence of the detention of Greenpeace activists who attempted to board an Arctic oil rig.
Speaking to the BBC, chief of platform Artur Akopov argued that Greenpeace's actions could have caused injury or threatened the environment.
All 30 people who were on board the Greenpeace vessel the Arctic Sunrise were detained by Russian authorities when armed officials stormed their ship on 21 September. They have since been charged with piracy.
The row has overshadowed the arrival of the Olympic torch in the country ahead of the 2014 Sochi Games, as Daniel Sandford reports.

The Gulf of Mexico formed approximately 300 million years ago as a result of plate tectonics. The Gulf's basin is roughly oval and is approximately 810 nautical miles (1,500km; 930mi) wide and floored by sedimentary rocks and recent sediments. It is connected to part of the Atlantic Ocean through the Florida Straits between the U.S. and Cuba, and with the Caribbean Sea (with which it forms the American Mediterranean Sea) via the Yucatan Channel between Mexico and Cuba. With the narrow connection to the Atlantic, the Gulf experiences very small tidal ranges. The size of the Gulf basin is approximately 1.6 million km2 (615,000sqmi). Almost half of the basin is shallow continental shelf waters. The basin contains a volume of roughly 2500 quadrillion litres (550 quadrillion Imperial gallons, 660 US quadrillion gallons, 2.5 million cu km or 600,000 cu mi).

The Black Sea has an area of 436,400km2 (168,500sqmi) (not including the Sea of Azov), a maximum depth of 2,212m (7,257ft), and a volume of 547,000km3 (131,000cumi). The Black Sea forms in an east-west trending elliptical depression which lies between Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. It is constrained by the Pontic Mountains to the south and by the Caucasus Mountains to the east, and features a wide shelf to the northwest. The longest east-west extent is about 1,175km (730mi).

Russia: Rosneft and ExxonMobil discover oil in Kara Sea

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SCRIPTCrude oil producers' Rosneft confirmed on Saturday that oil was discovered in the Kara Sea on Universiteskaya-1 station. The discovery was made during joint drillings with the American oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil.
The joint drilling operation started in August and took place at an offshore Artic field. The drilling continued despite the international sanctions which were set to be imposed on the Russian company by Western countries. The sanctions aimed at preventing Russia from accessing required foreign technologies and prohibited work in the Arctic region.
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The 5 Largest Offshore Platforms of the World

The 5 Largest Offshore Platforms of the World

The 5 Largest Offshore Platforms of the World

Offshore platforms are remarkable engineering feats, therefor it is time for the 5 largest offshore platforms of the world! Massive in size, these structures take several years and often many billions of dollars to build — but when complete, they can extract oil and gas from some of the least-accessible spots on the planet.
The Mars B/OlympusPlatform in the Gulf of MexicoFirst oil production begun in February 2014 from the Mars B development through Olympus, Shell’s seventh, and largest, floating deep-water platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Combined production from Olympus and Shell’s original Mars platform is expected to deliver an estimated resource base of 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe).
The project is also directly investing $5 million dollars in community, social and environmental initiatives with the aim to benefit the communities of the US Gulf Coast, as well as in South Korea, where the hull of the Olympus platform was built.
Olympus sailing into the Gulf of Mexico
Olympus sailing into the Gulf of Mexico
The Hibernia Platform in the CanadianAtlantic
Hibernia is an oil field in the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately 315 kilometres (196 mi) east-southeast of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, in 80 m of water. The production platform Hibernia is the world’s largest oil platform (by weight) and consists of a 37,000 t (41,000 short tons) integrated topsides facility mounted on a 600,000 t (660,000 short tons) gravity base structure. The platform was towed to its final site, and 450,000 t (500,000 short tons) of solid ballast were added to secure it in place. Inside the gravity base structure are storage tanks for 1.2 million barrels (190,000 m3) of crude oil.
The Hibernia Platform in the Canadian Atlantic
The Hibernia Platform in the Canadian Atlantic
The Petronius Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
Petronius is a deepwater compliant tower oil platform operated by Chevron Corporation and Marathon Oil in the Gulf of Mexico, 210 km southeast of New Orleans, United States. A compliant piled tower design, it is 609.9 metres (2,001 ft) high, and was arguably the tallest free-standing structure in the world, until surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in 2010, although this claim is disputed since only 75 metres of the platform are above water. The multi-deck topsides are 64 metres by 43 metres by 18.3 metres high and hold 21 well slots, and the entire structure weighs around 43,000 tons. Around 8,000 m3 (50,000 barrels) of oil and 2,000,000 m3 (70 million cubic feet) of natural gas are extracted daily by the platform.
The jacket supports topsides weighing 7,500t.
The jacket supports topsides weighing 7,500t.
The Perdido Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
Perdido is the world’s deepest spar, and the second-deepest oil and gas production hub after Shell’s Stones development. Moored in around 2,450 metres (8,000 feet) of water in the US Gulf of Mexico, Perdido started production in 2010, opening up a new frontier in deep-water oil and gas recovery.
The Perdido Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
The Perdido Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
The Berkut Platform in the Sea of Okhotsk on the RussianPacific CoastRussia’s Rosneft and America’s ExxonMobil have launched a unique drilling platform in the Okhotsk Sea in Russia’s Far East. The world’s most powerful rig can drill within the radius of at least 7 kilometers.
The drilling platform can withstand a 9 magnitude earthquake, waves of up to 18 meters and temperatures down to minus 44 degrees Celsius, Rosneft PresidentIgor Sechin said. Berkut can also withstand floating ice up to two meters thick and has an autonomous power supply system. It has the largest superstructure on any rig. Weighing 200,000 tons it can drill a total of 45 wells.
The platform is located 25 km offshore in waters up 35 meters deep. The drilling will be performed by means of a marine rig, which allows all-year-round drilling of wells.
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The world’s biggest oil platform has begun commercial production at the Sakhalin-1 offshore project in Russia’s Far East. The Berkut oil rig is expected to extract 4.5 million tons of oil annually.
The Sakhalin-1 Consortium was formed in 1996 is the first major shelf project in Russia created under terms of a ProductSharingAgreement (PSA). The international consortium is made up of the US major ExxonMobil (30 percent), Japan's Sodeco (30 percent), Russia’s Rosneft (20 percent) and India's ONGC Videsh (20 percent).
The total cost of the project is estimated to be $10-12 billion, making it the largest direct foreign investment in Russia.
The Berkut platform is expected to produce 12,000 tons of oil daily or about 4.5 million tons annually, raising the total output of the Sakhalin-1 Consortium to 27,000 tons a day.
Oil from the Arkutun-Dagi oil field will be processed at the Chaivo onshore treatment facility and then delivered by a pipeline to the DeKastri oil export terminal.
The tax revenues from oil produced by the Berkut platform will provide Russia’s regional and federal budgets with no less than $9 billion over the next ten years.
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Another record, this time set by the Russian petroleum engineers. Rosneft managed to drill a 15 km well on the Orlan platform. During the Sakhalin-1 operation in the Sea of Okhotsk our oilmen managed to beat a number of world records.

Russia's Rosneft finds first oilfield offshore eastern Arctic

By Vladimir Soldatkin
MOSCOW, June 18 (Reuters) - Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft said on Sunday it had found its first oilfield in the Laptev Sea in the eastern Arctic, making a breakthrough in the search for hydrocarbons in the harsh and far-flung region despite Western sanctions.
Rosneft and its partners plan to invest 480 billion roubles ($8.4 billion) in developing Russia's offshore energy industry in the next five years, part of a drive to boost output from new areas.
The company has sought tie-ups with several global oil players to develop Russia's offshore regions. But a deal to work in the Kara Sea in the western Arctic with U.S. company Exxon Mobil was suspended in 2014 after the imposition of Western sanctions against Moscow.
"The result of the drilling at the Khatanga li

News !!! Russia's arctic off-shore oil platform defended !
A senior employee of the state-owned Russian oil company Gazprom has spoken up in defence of the detention of Greenpeace activists who attempted to board an Arctic oil rig.
Speaking to the BBC, chief of platform Artur Akopov argued that Greenpeace's actions could have caused injury or threatened the environment.
All 30 people who were on board the Greenpeace vessel the Arctic Sunrise were detained by Russian authorities when armed officials stormed their ship on 21 September. They have since been charged with piracy.
The row has overshadowed the arrival of the Olympic torch in the country ahead of the 2014 Sochi Games, as Daniel Sandford reports.

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W/SRussian research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin conduct 2D seismic studies in the Kara Sea
M/S Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin's crew unleash seismic cable with acoustic detectors
W/S Seismic cable with detectors in the sea
SOTIgor Trofimov, head of seismic crew onboard research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin (Russian): "Rosneft, Gazprom and other smaller oil companies are intensifying their seismic exploration activities now."
M/S Crew put air gun into the water
W/S Crew put air gun into the water
SOT Igor Trofimov, head of seismic crew onboard research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin (Russian): "I think the Arctic is a region with high potential and based on my experience from the projects I have taken part of in the last few years the work (exploration activities) should be continued in future."
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SOT Igor Trofimov, head of seismic crew onboard research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin (Russian): "In my opinion oil exploration in Russia is now reaching the level that can be compared with such countries as France, Norway and even USA and Canada."
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M/S Research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin
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W/S Research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin in the port of KerkenesSCRIPT
Russia's state oil company, Rosneft, in conjunction with ExxonMobil have formed a joint venture, Karmorneftegaz, and have recently started 2D seismic studies on the country's Arctic shelf in the Kara Sea.
The Russian research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin left the Norwegian port of Kirkenes on July 24 to carry out exploration activities on the three East Prinovozemelsky blocks in the body of water located between the northern coast of European Russia and the Novaya Zemlya island chain.
Seismic studies will last for three months this year and will be carried out by the specialists of the Murmansk-based Marine Arctic Geological ExpeditionCompany on the East Prinovozemelsky blocks, licensed by Karmorneftegas. The scientists will explore an area of more than 6500 km (4038 miles) during this expedition until the winter ice flows cover the sea again.
The specialists use a variety of different guns that fire air at a pressure of 140 atmospheres in order to probe the seabed and then collect radio-echo data through an 8 km (4.9 miles) long cable with acoustic detectors. The results will be processed at a later date in laboratories to locate prospective areas for drilling.
One of the central features of the exploration work, ordered by Karmorneftegaz SARL (which is a joint venture with Rosneft and ExxonMobil to operate in the Kara Sea), is the strict environmental requirements even demanding a halt to all activities in order to not harm animals which appearing in the area.
The East Prinovozemelsky blocks licensed by Rosneft and operated by Karmorneftegas are estimated to hold 21.5 billion tons of oil equivalents. The first exploration well is scheduled to start drilling in East Prinovozemelskiy Block 1 this month while exploration activities there are planned to continue up to 2016.
Rosneft, through a number of different Joint Venture companies, launched projects in the Kara and Barents Seas in 2010 after obtaining four licenses to explore Russia's Arctic shelf. Three of the licenses relate to blocks in the Kara Sea (East Prinovozemelsky 1, 2 and 3) and the fourth one is for the South-Russky block in the Pechora Sea.
The Kara Sea is an extension of the West Siberian oil and gas province, which accounts for 60 percent of Russia's current oil production.
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April 25, 2012 Russia_Italy gets oil deal to explore Russian Arctic

April 25, 2012 Russia_Italy gets oil deal to explore Russian Arctic

April 25, 2012 Russia_Italy gets oil deal to explore Russian Arctic

It is the second major deal on Arctic development for Rosneft as it signed a partnership with ExxonMobile last week. The deal is similar to that between Rosneft and ExxonMobile as Eni takes a minor stake of 30% in the joint project and pays up-front investment costs.
Under the agreement, Eni would also get access to Rosneft's project in the Black Sea, while Russia gets access to Eni's projects abroad. The companies are expected to invest up to $57 billion in the development of projects in the Barents Sea and up to $55 billion in projects in the Black Sea. Meanwhile exploration works could cost about $2 billion.
"Today Eni is switching to a new form of work in Russia, with Russian companies. This will be joint work on the shelf, and it is a very big, long-term project, which will require large investments. I know that up until now you have worked successfully in Russia. The Russian government will do everything to support such projects", says Russian Prime MinisterVladimir Putin who witnessed the deal being sealed.
Foreign companies rushed to seek deals on the Arctic development after Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin proposed the lifting of all export duties for new projects on the Аrctic shelf. Putin said the measures would attract up to $500 billion of investment into exploration and extraction of oil and gas in the next 30 years.
Earlier this year, Rosneft won the right to develop the Tsentralno-Barentsevsky, Fedynsky and Perseevsky exploration blocks on the Barents Sea continental shelf.
Eni already operates in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea. The Barents Sea blocks are believed to hold about 3.3 billion tons of crude oil and gas condensate and up to 2.8 trillion cubic meters of gas.
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Russian state oil giant Rosneft is continuing their legal battle against EU sanctions in the UK High Court. Last year production levels at Rosneft fell after Brussels targeted the oil firm, and the company had to ask the Kremlin for a multi-billion dollar loan after being blocked from international finance markets.
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Jan 22, 2013 Russia_Putin meets head of Rosneft

Jan 22, 2013 Russia_Putin meets head of Rosneft

Jan 22, 2013 Russia_Putin meets head of Rosneft

Russia's PresidentVladimir Putin held a meeting on Tuesday with Igor Sechin, head of the state-controlled oil giant Rosneft.
The discussions focused on the company's results during 2012 and plans for the current year.
Sechin said that offshore oil projects will be the company's priority, including drilling sites in Norwegian waters.
"We have strategic agreements with our key partners, and we are working together on big projects. We receive new offers from our Norwegian partners. Recently, we submitted our joint bid with Statoil for a few fields on the Norwegian continental shelf", he said.
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ExxonMobil, Rosneft start joint Arctic drilling exempt from sanctions

RT | August 9, 2014
US oil giant ExxonMobil and Russia’s Rosneft will continue joint exploitation of the Russian Arctic despite Western sanctions, the American company said as the two giants launched exploration drilling in the Kara Sea.
"Our cooperation is a long-term one. We see great benefits here and are ready to continue working here with your agreement,” Glenn Waller, ExxonMobil's lead manager in Russia, told PresidentVladimir Putin during a videoconference call.
The Russian leader hailed the exploration project as an example of mutually beneficial cooperation that strengthens global energy security.
Rosneft head Igor Sechin said the launch of the Universitetskaya-1 well drill is one of the most important events for the company this year.
“We hope that this work will discover a new oil reserve here in the Kara Sea. The development of the Arctic shelf would have a big and positive effect for the Russian economy,” he said.
Optimistic company forecasts put oil reserves in the Kara Sea as high as 13 billion tons, more than in the Gulf of Mexico, or the whole of Saudi Arabia.
The drilling is being done by the WestAlpha oilrig, built by Norway’s North Atlantic Drilling. It has a deadweight of 30,700 tons and can drill wells in the shelf up to 7 km deep.
The rig was equipped with an advanced iceberg warning system, which tracks potentially dangerous icebergs, giving enough time for either support ships to tow them away, or for the rig itself to seal off the well and evacuate to safety.
Rosneft is one of the Russian companies targeted by Western nations, imposed to punish Moscow for its stance over the Ukrainian crisis. Russia’s retaliation so far has been to ban the import of foodstuffs from the countries that approved anti-Russian sanctions.
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Russia: Statoil CEO Lund says Rosneft deals not at risk

Russia: Statoil CEO Lund says Rosneft deals not at risk

Russia: Statoil CEO Lund says Rosneft deals not at risk

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W/SHelge Lund, CEO of Statoil, being interviewed
SOT Helge Lund, CEO of Statoil (English): "I cannot comment generally on the industry, I can only [talk about] the agreement that we have made with Rosneft. We have already developed a partnership for offshore exploration in the Arctic and the joint ventures onshore in Russia for shale oil and gas. That relationship is developing, according to the contracts, and we have good progress."
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Helge Lund, CEO of Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil, confirmed that sanctions against Russian businesses would not affect current deals at the World Petroleum Congress in Moscow on Tuesday.
Lund said that Statoil and Russian energy company Rosneft would continue to work together on their oil and shale gas exploration contracts, and that the relationship was 'developing'.
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Russia: Rosneft and ExxonMobil discover oil in Kara Sea

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M/SWorker overlooking sea
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SCRIPTCrude oil producers' Rosneft confirmed on Saturday that oil was discovered in the Kara Sea on Universiteskaya-1 station. The discovery was made during joint drillings with the American oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil.
The joint drilling operation started in August and took place at an offshore Artic field. The drilling continued despite the international sanctions which were set to...

published: 27 Sep 2014

The 5 Largest Offshore Platforms of the World

Offshore platforms are remarkable engineering feats, therefor it is time for the 5 largest offshore platforms of the world! Massive in size, these structures take several years and often many billions of dollars to build — but when complete, they can extract oil and gas from some of the least-accessible spots on the planet.
The Mars B/OlympusPlatform in the Gulf of MexicoFirst oil production begun in February 2014 from the Mars B development through Olympus, Shell’s seventh, and largest, floating deep-water platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Combined production from Olympus and Shell’s original Mars platform is expected to deliver an estimated resource base of 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe).
The project is also directly investing $5 million dollars in community, social and env...

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The world’s biggest oil platform has begun commercial production at the Sakhalin-1 offshore project in Russia’s Far East. The Berkut oil rig is expected to extract 4.5 million tons of oil annually.
The Sakhalin-1 Consortium was formed in 1996 is the first major shelf project in Russia created under terms of a ProductSharingAgreement (PSA). The international consortium is made up of the US major ExxonMobil (30 percent), Japan's Sodeco (30 percent), Russia’s Rosneft (20 percent) and India's ONGC Videsh (20 percent).
The total cost of the project is estimated to be $10-12 billion, making it the largest direct foreign investment in Russia.
The Berkut platform is expected to produce 12,000 tons of oil daily or about 4.5 million tons annually, raising t...

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Another record, this time set by the Russian petroleum engineers. Rosneft managed to drill a 15 km well on the Orlan platform. During the Sakhalin-1 operation in the Sea of Okhotsk our oilmen managed to beat a number of world records.

Russia's Rosneft finds first oilfield offshore eastern Arctic

By Vladimir Soldatkin
MOSCOW, June 18 (Reuters) - Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft said on Sunday it had found its first oilfield in the Laptev Sea in the eastern Arctic, making a breakthrough in the search for hydrocarbons in the harsh and far-flung region despite Western sanctions.
Rosneft and its partners plan to invest 480 billion roubles ($8.4 billion) in developing Russia's offshore energy industry in the next five years, part of a drive to boost output from new areas.
The company has sought tie-ups with several global oil players to develop Russia's offshore regions. But a deal to work in the Kara Sea in the western Arctic with U.S. company Exxon Mobil was suspended in 2014 after the imposition of Western sanctions against Moscow.
"The result of the drilling at the Khatanga li

News !!! Russia's arctic off-shore oil platform defended !
A senior employee of the state-owned Russian oil company Gazprom has spoken up in defence of the detention of Greenpeace activists who attempted to board an Arctic oil rig.
Speaking to the BBC, chief of platform Artur Akopov argued that Greenpeace's actions could have caused injury or threatened the environment.
All 30 people who were on board the Greenpeace vessel the Arctic Sunrise were detained by Russian authorities when armed officials stormed their ship on 21 September. They have since been charged with piracy.
The row has overshadowed the arrival of the Olympic torch in the country ahead of the 2014 Sochi Games, as Daniel Sandford reports.

Video ID: 20140807-045
W/SRussian research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin conduct 2D seismic studies in the Kara Sea
M/S Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin's crew unleash seismic cable with acoustic detectors
W/S Seismic cable with detectors in the sea
SOTIgor Trofimov, head of seismic crew onboard research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin (Russian): "Rosneft, Gazprom and other smaller oil companies are intensifying their seismic exploration activities now."
M/S Crew put air gun into the water
W/S Crew put air gun into the water
SOT Igor Trofimov, head of seismic crew onboard research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin (Russian): "I think the Arctic is a region with high potential and based on my experience from the projects I have taken part of in the last few years the work (exploration activities) should...

published: 07 Aug 2014

April 25, 2012 Russia_Italy gets oil deal to explore Russian Arctic

It is the second major deal on Arctic development for Rosneft as it signed a partnership with ExxonMobile last week. The deal is similar to that between Rosneft and ExxonMobile as Eni takes a minor stake of 30% in the joint project and pays up-front investment costs.
Under the agreement, Eni would also get access to Rosneft's project in the Black Sea, while Russia gets access to Eni's projects abroad. The companies are expected to invest up to $57 billion in the development of projects in the Barents Sea and up to $55 billion in projects in the Black Sea. Meanwhile exploration works could cost about $2 billion.
"Today Eni is switching to a new form of work in Russia, with Russian companies. This will be joint work on the shelf, and it is a very big, long-term project, which will requir...

Russian state oil giant Rosneft is continuing their legal battle against EU sanctions in the UK High Court. Last year production levels at Rosneft fell after Brussels targeted the oil firm, and the company had to ask the Kremlin for a multi-billion dollar loan after being blocked from international finance markets.
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Jan 22, 2013 Russia_Putin meets head of Rosneft

Russia's PresidentVladimir Putin held a meeting on Tuesday with Igor Sechin, head of the state-controlled oil giant Rosneft.
The discussions focused on the company's results during 2012 and plans for the current year.
Sechin said that offshore oil projects will be the company's priority, including drilling sites in Norwegian waters.
"We have strategic agreements with our key partners, and we are working together on big projects. We receive new offers from our Norwegian partners. Recently, we submitted our joint bid with Statoil for a few fields on the Norwegian continental shelf", he said.
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Russias Rosneft Wins Gas Licences In Venezuela

ExxonMobil, Rosneft start joint Arctic drilling exempt from sanctions

RT | August 9, 2014
US oil giant ExxonMobil and Russia’s Rosneft will continue joint exploitation of the Russian Arctic despite Western sanctions, the American company said as the two giants launched exploration drilling in the Kara Sea.
"Our cooperation is a long-term one. We see great benefits here and are ready to continue working here with your agreement,” Glenn Waller, ExxonMobil's lead manager in Russia, told PresidentVladimir Putin during a videoconference call.
The Russian leader hailed the exploration project as an example of mutually beneficial cooperation that strengthens global energy security.
Rosneft head Igor Sechin said the launch of the Universitetskaya-1 well drill is one of the most important events for the company this year.
“We hope that this work will discover a...

published: 09 Aug 2014

Russia: Statoil CEO Lund says Rosneft deals not at risk

Video ID: 20140617-018
W/SHelge Lund, CEO of Statoil, being interviewed
SOT Helge Lund, CEO of Statoil (English): "I cannot comment generally on the industry, I can only [talk about] the agreement that we have made with Rosneft. We have already developed a partnership for offshore exploration in the Arctic and the joint ventures onshore in Russia for shale oil and gas. That relationship is developing, according to the contracts, and we have good progress."
W/S Press conferenceM/SPressC/UNotepadSCRIPT
Helge Lund, CEO of Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil, confirmed that sanctions against Russian businesses would not affect current deals at the World Petroleum Congress in Moscow on Tuesday.
Lund said that Statoil and Russian energy company Rosneft would continue to work together...

Video ID: 20140927-015
M/SWorker overlooking sea
W/S Universiteskaya-1 station
M/S WestAlphaLogo
M/S Worker looking up
W/S Crane bringing cargo down
W/S View from top of crane
M/S View down to sea
M/S Workers
W/S Machinery at work
C/UPipe getting cleaned
M/S Worker cleaning pipe
M/S Pipe at work
C/U Pipe at work
W/S Machinery at work
C/U Man photographing station
W/S Universiteskaya-1 station
SCRIPTCrude oil producers' Rosneft confirmed on Saturday that oil was discovered in the Kara Sea on Universiteskaya-1 station. The discovery was made during joint drillings with the American oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil.
The joint drilling operation started in August and took place at an offshore Artic field. The drilling continued despite the international sanctions which were set to be imposed on the Russian company by Western countries. The sanctions aimed at preventing Russia from accessing required foreign technologies and prohibited work in the Arctic region.
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M/SWorker overlooking sea
W/S Universiteskaya-1 station
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M/S Worker looking up
W/S Crane bringing cargo down
W/S View from top of crane
M/S View down to sea
M/S Workers
W/S Machinery at work
C/UPipe getting cleaned
M/S Worker cleaning pipe
M/S Pipe at work
C/U Pipe at work
W/S Machinery at work
C/U Man photographing station
W/S Universiteskaya-1 station
SCRIPTCrude oil producers' Rosneft confirmed on Saturday that oil was discovered in the Kara Sea on Universiteskaya-1 station. The discovery was made during joint drillings with the American oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil.
The joint drilling operation started in August and took place at an offshore Artic field. The drilling continued despite the international sanctions which were set to be imposed on the Russian company by Western countries. The sanctions aimed at preventing Russia from accessing required foreign technologies and prohibited work in the Arctic region.
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The 5 Largest Offshore Platforms of the World

Offshore platforms are remarkable engineering feats, therefor it is time for the 5 largest offshore platforms of the world! Massive in size, these structures ta...

Offshore platforms are remarkable engineering feats, therefor it is time for the 5 largest offshore platforms of the world! Massive in size, these structures take several years and often many billions of dollars to build — but when complete, they can extract oil and gas from some of the least-accessible spots on the planet.
The Mars B/OlympusPlatform in the Gulf of MexicoFirst oil production begun in February 2014 from the Mars B development through Olympus, Shell’s seventh, and largest, floating deep-water platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Combined production from Olympus and Shell’s original Mars platform is expected to deliver an estimated resource base of 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe).
The project is also directly investing $5 million dollars in community, social and environmental initiatives with the aim to benefit the communities of the US Gulf Coast, as well as in South Korea, where the hull of the Olympus platform was built.
Olympus sailing into the Gulf of Mexico
Olympus sailing into the Gulf of Mexico
The Hibernia Platform in the CanadianAtlantic
Hibernia is an oil field in the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately 315 kilometres (196 mi) east-southeast of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, in 80 m of water. The production platform Hibernia is the world’s largest oil platform (by weight) and consists of a 37,000 t (41,000 short tons) integrated topsides facility mounted on a 600,000 t (660,000 short tons) gravity base structure. The platform was towed to its final site, and 450,000 t (500,000 short tons) of solid ballast were added to secure it in place. Inside the gravity base structure are storage tanks for 1.2 million barrels (190,000 m3) of crude oil.
The Hibernia Platform in the Canadian Atlantic
The Hibernia Platform in the Canadian Atlantic
The Petronius Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
Petronius is a deepwater compliant tower oil platform operated by Chevron Corporation and Marathon Oil in the Gulf of Mexico, 210 km southeast of New Orleans, United States. A compliant piled tower design, it is 609.9 metres (2,001 ft) high, and was arguably the tallest free-standing structure in the world, until surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in 2010, although this claim is disputed since only 75 metres of the platform are above water. The multi-deck topsides are 64 metres by 43 metres by 18.3 metres high and hold 21 well slots, and the entire structure weighs around 43,000 tons. Around 8,000 m3 (50,000 barrels) of oil and 2,000,000 m3 (70 million cubic feet) of natural gas are extracted daily by the platform.
The jacket supports topsides weighing 7,500t.
The jacket supports topsides weighing 7,500t.
The Perdido Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
Perdido is the world’s deepest spar, and the second-deepest oil and gas production hub after Shell’s Stones development. Moored in around 2,450 metres (8,000 feet) of water in the US Gulf of Mexico, Perdido started production in 2010, opening up a new frontier in deep-water oil and gas recovery.
The Perdido Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
The Perdido Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
The Berkut Platform in the Sea of Okhotsk on the RussianPacific CoastRussia’s Rosneft and America’s ExxonMobil have launched a unique drilling platform in the Okhotsk Sea in Russia’s Far East. The world’s most powerful rig can drill within the radius of at least 7 kilometers.
The drilling platform can withstand a 9 magnitude earthquake, waves of up to 18 meters and temperatures down to minus 44 degrees Celsius, Rosneft PresidentIgor Sechin said. Berkut can also withstand floating ice up to two meters thick and has an autonomous power supply system. It has the largest superstructure on any rig. Weighing 200,000 tons it can drill a total of 45 wells.
The platform is located 25 km offshore in waters up 35 meters deep. The drilling will be performed by means of a marine rig, which allows all-year-round drilling of wells.
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Offshore platforms are remarkable engineering feats, therefor it is time for the 5 largest offshore platforms of the world! Massive in size, these structures take several years and often many billions of dollars to build — but when complete, they can extract oil and gas from some of the least-accessible spots on the planet.
The Mars B/OlympusPlatform in the Gulf of MexicoFirst oil production begun in February 2014 from the Mars B development through Olympus, Shell’s seventh, and largest, floating deep-water platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Combined production from Olympus and Shell’s original Mars platform is expected to deliver an estimated resource base of 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe).
The project is also directly investing $5 million dollars in community, social and environmental initiatives with the aim to benefit the communities of the US Gulf Coast, as well as in South Korea, where the hull of the Olympus platform was built.
Olympus sailing into the Gulf of Mexico
Olympus sailing into the Gulf of Mexico
The Hibernia Platform in the CanadianAtlantic
Hibernia is an oil field in the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately 315 kilometres (196 mi) east-southeast of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, in 80 m of water. The production platform Hibernia is the world’s largest oil platform (by weight) and consists of a 37,000 t (41,000 short tons) integrated topsides facility mounted on a 600,000 t (660,000 short tons) gravity base structure. The platform was towed to its final site, and 450,000 t (500,000 short tons) of solid ballast were added to secure it in place. Inside the gravity base structure are storage tanks for 1.2 million barrels (190,000 m3) of crude oil.
The Hibernia Platform in the Canadian Atlantic
The Hibernia Platform in the Canadian Atlantic
The Petronius Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
Petronius is a deepwater compliant tower oil platform operated by Chevron Corporation and Marathon Oil in the Gulf of Mexico, 210 km southeast of New Orleans, United States. A compliant piled tower design, it is 609.9 metres (2,001 ft) high, and was arguably the tallest free-standing structure in the world, until surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in 2010, although this claim is disputed since only 75 metres of the platform are above water. The multi-deck topsides are 64 metres by 43 metres by 18.3 metres high and hold 21 well slots, and the entire structure weighs around 43,000 tons. Around 8,000 m3 (50,000 barrels) of oil and 2,000,000 m3 (70 million cubic feet) of natural gas are extracted daily by the platform.
The jacket supports topsides weighing 7,500t.
The jacket supports topsides weighing 7,500t.
The Perdido Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
Perdido is the world’s deepest spar, and the second-deepest oil and gas production hub after Shell’s Stones development. Moored in around 2,450 metres (8,000 feet) of water in the US Gulf of Mexico, Perdido started production in 2010, opening up a new frontier in deep-water oil and gas recovery.
The Perdido Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
The Perdido Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
The Berkut Platform in the Sea of Okhotsk on the RussianPacific CoastRussia’s Rosneft and America’s ExxonMobil have launched a unique drilling platform in the Okhotsk Sea in Russia’s Far East. The world’s most powerful rig can drill within the radius of at least 7 kilometers.
The drilling platform can withstand a 9 magnitude earthquake, waves of up to 18 meters and temperatures down to minus 44 degrees Celsius, Rosneft PresidentIgor Sechin said. Berkut can also withstand floating ice up to two meters thick and has an autonomous power supply system. It has the largest superstructure on any rig. Weighing 200,000 tons it can drill a total of 45 wells.
The platform is located 25 km offshore in waters up 35 meters deep. The drilling will be performed by means of a marine rig, which allows all-year-round drilling of wells.
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The world’s biggest oil platform has begun commercial production at the Sakhalin-1 offshore project in Russia’s Far East. ...

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The world’s biggest oil platform has begun commercial production at the Sakhalin-1 offshore project in Russia’s Far East. The Berkut oil rig is expected to extract 4.5 million tons of oil annually.
The Sakhalin-1 Consortium was formed in 1996 is the first major shelf project in Russia created under terms of a ProductSharingAgreement (PSA). The international consortium is made up of the US major ExxonMobil (30 percent), Japan's Sodeco (30 percent), Russia’s Rosneft (20 percent) and India's ONGC Videsh (20 percent).
The total cost of the project is estimated to be $10-12 billion, making it the largest direct foreign investment in Russia.
The Berkut platform is expected to produce 12,000 tons of oil daily or about 4.5 million tons annually, raising the total output of the Sakhalin-1 Consortium to 27,000 tons a day.
Oil from the Arkutun-Dagi oil field will be processed at the Chaivo onshore treatment facility and then delivered by a pipeline to the DeKastri oil export terminal.
The tax revenues from oil produced by the Berkut platform will provide Russia’s regional and federal budgets with no less than $9 billion over the next ten years.
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The world’s biggest oil platform has begun commercial production at the Sakhalin-1 offshore project in Russia’s Far East. The Berkut oil rig is expected to extract 4.5 million tons of oil annually.
The Sakhalin-1 Consortium was formed in 1996 is the first major shelf project in Russia created under terms of a ProductSharingAgreement (PSA). The international consortium is made up of the US major ExxonMobil (30 percent), Japan's Sodeco (30 percent), Russia’s Rosneft (20 percent) and India's ONGC Videsh (20 percent).
The total cost of the project is estimated to be $10-12 billion, making it the largest direct foreign investment in Russia.
The Berkut platform is expected to produce 12,000 tons of oil daily or about 4.5 million tons annually, raising the total output of the Sakhalin-1 Consortium to 27,000 tons a day.
Oil from the Arkutun-Dagi oil field will be processed at the Chaivo onshore treatment facility and then delivered by a pipeline to the DeKastri oil export terminal.
The tax revenues from oil produced by the Berkut platform will provide Russia’s regional and federal budgets with no less than $9 billion over the next ten years.
http://rt.com/news/224371-oil-rig-berkut-extraction/

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Another record, this time set by the Russian petroleum engi...

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Another record, this time set by the Russian petroleum engineers. Rosneft managed to drill a 15 km well on the Orlan platform. During the Sakhalin-1 operation in the Sea of Okhotsk our oilmen managed to beat a number of world records.

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Another record, this time set by the Russian petroleum engineers. Rosneft managed to drill a 15 km well on the Orlan platform. During the Sakhalin-1 operation in the Sea of Okhotsk our oilmen managed to beat a number of world records.

By Vladimir Soldatkin
MOSCOW, June 18 (Reuters) - Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft said on Sunday it had found its first oilfield in the Laptev Sea in the eastern Arctic, making a breakthrough in the search for hydrocarbons in the harsh and far-flung region despite Western sanctions.
Rosneft and its partners plan to invest 480 billion roubles ($8.4 billion) in developing Russia's offshore energy industry in the next five years, part of a drive to boost output from new areas.
The company has sought tie-ups with several global oil players to develop Russia's offshore regions. But a deal to work in the Kara Sea in the western Arctic with U.S. company Exxon Mobil was suspended in 2014 after the imposition of Western sanctions against Moscow.
"The result of the drilling at the Khatanga li

By Vladimir Soldatkin
MOSCOW, June 18 (Reuters) - Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft said on Sunday it had found its first oilfield in the Laptev Sea in the eastern Arctic, making a breakthrough in the search for hydrocarbons in the harsh and far-flung region despite Western sanctions.
Rosneft and its partners plan to invest 480 billion roubles ($8.4 billion) in developing Russia's offshore energy industry in the next five years, part of a drive to boost output from new areas.
The company has sought tie-ups with several global oil players to develop Russia's offshore regions. But a deal to work in the Kara Sea in the western Arctic with U.S. company Exxon Mobil was suspended in 2014 after the imposition of Western sanctions against Moscow.
"The result of the drilling at the Khatanga li

News !!! Russia's arctic off-shore oil platform defended !
A senior employee of the state-owned Russian oil company Gazprom has spoken up in defence of the dete...

News !!! Russia's arctic off-shore oil platform defended !
A senior employee of the state-owned Russian oil company Gazprom has spoken up in defence of the detention of Greenpeace activists who attempted to board an Arctic oil rig.
Speaking to the BBC, chief of platform Artur Akopov argued that Greenpeace's actions could have caused injury or threatened the environment.
All 30 people who were on board the Greenpeace vessel the Arctic Sunrise were detained by Russian authorities when armed officials stormed their ship on 21 September. They have since been charged with piracy.
The row has overshadowed the arrival of the Olympic torch in the country ahead of the 2014 Sochi Games, as Daniel Sandford reports.

News !!! Russia's arctic off-shore oil platform defended !
A senior employee of the state-owned Russian oil company Gazprom has spoken up in defence of the detention of Greenpeace activists who attempted to board an Arctic oil rig.
Speaking to the BBC, chief of platform Artur Akopov argued that Greenpeace's actions could have caused injury or threatened the environment.
All 30 people who were on board the Greenpeace vessel the Arctic Sunrise were detained by Russian authorities when armed officials stormed their ship on 21 September. They have since been charged with piracy.
The row has overshadowed the arrival of the Olympic torch in the country ahead of the 2014 Sochi Games, as Daniel Sandford reports.

Video ID: 20140807-045
W/SRussian research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin conduct 2D seismic studies in the Kara Sea
M/S Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin's crew unleash seismic cable with acoustic detectors
W/S Seismic cable with detectors in the sea
SOTIgor Trofimov, head of seismic crew onboard research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin (Russian): "Rosneft, Gazprom and other smaller oil companies are intensifying their seismic exploration activities now."
M/S Crew put air gun into the water
W/S Crew put air gun into the water
SOT Igor Trofimov, head of seismic crew onboard research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin (Russian): "I think the Arctic is a region with high potential and based on my experience from the projects I have taken part of in the last few years the work (exploration activities) should be continued in future."
W/S Air guns bore (probe) the bed of the sea
C/U Air gun
M/S Air gun
SOT Igor Trofimov, head of seismic crew onboard research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin (Russian): "In my opinion oil exploration in Russia is now reaching the level that can be compared with such countries as France, Norway and even USA and Canada."
M/S Seismic crew of research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin
C/U Picture of the bottom on a monitor
M/S Crew watching results of 2D seismic study
C/U Map of the East Prinovozemelsky blocks in the Kara Sea
M/S Command bridge
C/U Steering wheel
W/S Captain gives a command to his first officer
W/S Research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin in the sea
M/S Russian Flag on the aft of the vessel
M/S Research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin
M/S Command bridge
W/S Research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin in the port of KerkenesSCRIPT
Russia's state oil company, Rosneft, in conjunction with ExxonMobil have formed a joint venture, Karmorneftegaz, and have recently started 2D seismic studies on the country's Arctic shelf in the Kara Sea.
The Russian research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin left the Norwegian port of Kirkenes on July 24 to carry out exploration activities on the three East Prinovozemelsky blocks in the body of water located between the northern coast of European Russia and the Novaya Zemlya island chain.
Seismic studies will last for three months this year and will be carried out by the specialists of the Murmansk-based Marine Arctic Geological ExpeditionCompany on the East Prinovozemelsky blocks, licensed by Karmorneftegas. The scientists will explore an area of more than 6500 km (4038 miles) during this expedition until the winter ice flows cover the sea again.
The specialists use a variety of different guns that fire air at a pressure of 140 atmospheres in order to probe the seabed and then collect radio-echo data through an 8 km (4.9 miles) long cable with acoustic detectors. The results will be processed at a later date in laboratories to locate prospective areas for drilling.
One of the central features of the exploration work, ordered by Karmorneftegaz SARL (which is a joint venture with Rosneft and ExxonMobil to operate in the Kara Sea), is the strict environmental requirements even demanding a halt to all activities in order to not harm animals which appearing in the area.
The East Prinovozemelsky blocks licensed by Rosneft and operated by Karmorneftegas are estimated to hold 21.5 billion tons of oil equivalents. The first exploration well is scheduled to start drilling in East Prinovozemelskiy Block 1 this month while exploration activities there are planned to continue up to 2016.
Rosneft, through a number of different Joint Venture companies, launched projects in the Kara and Barents Seas in 2010 after obtaining four licenses to explore Russia's Arctic shelf. Three of the licenses relate to blocks in the Kara Sea (East Prinovozemelsky 1, 2 and 3) and the fourth one is for the South-Russky block in the Pechora Sea.
The Kara Sea is an extension of the West Siberian oil and gas province, which accounts for 60 percent of Russia's current oil production.
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Video ID: 20140807-045
W/SRussian research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin conduct 2D seismic studies in the Kara Sea
M/S Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin's crew unleash seismic cable with acoustic detectors
W/S Seismic cable with detectors in the sea
SOTIgor Trofimov, head of seismic crew onboard research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin (Russian): "Rosneft, Gazprom and other smaller oil companies are intensifying their seismic exploration activities now."
M/S Crew put air gun into the water
W/S Crew put air gun into the water
SOT Igor Trofimov, head of seismic crew onboard research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin (Russian): "I think the Arctic is a region with high potential and based on my experience from the projects I have taken part of in the last few years the work (exploration activities) should be continued in future."
W/S Air guns bore (probe) the bed of the sea
C/U Air gun
M/S Air gun
SOT Igor Trofimov, head of seismic crew onboard research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin (Russian): "In my opinion oil exploration in Russia is now reaching the level that can be compared with such countries as France, Norway and even USA and Canada."
M/S Seismic crew of research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin
C/U Picture of the bottom on a monitor
M/S Crew watching results of 2D seismic study
C/U Map of the East Prinovozemelsky blocks in the Kara Sea
M/S Command bridge
C/U Steering wheel
W/S Captain gives a command to his first officer
W/S Research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin in the sea
M/S Russian Flag on the aft of the vessel
M/S Research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin
M/S Command bridge
W/S Research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin in the port of KerkenesSCRIPT
Russia's state oil company, Rosneft, in conjunction with ExxonMobil have formed a joint venture, Karmorneftegaz, and have recently started 2D seismic studies on the country's Arctic shelf in the Kara Sea.
The Russian research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin left the Norwegian port of Kirkenes on July 24 to carry out exploration activities on the three East Prinovozemelsky blocks in the body of water located between the northern coast of European Russia and the Novaya Zemlya island chain.
Seismic studies will last for three months this year and will be carried out by the specialists of the Murmansk-based Marine Arctic Geological ExpeditionCompany on the East Prinovozemelsky blocks, licensed by Karmorneftegas. The scientists will explore an area of more than 6500 km (4038 miles) during this expedition until the winter ice flows cover the sea again.
The specialists use a variety of different guns that fire air at a pressure of 140 atmospheres in order to probe the seabed and then collect radio-echo data through an 8 km (4.9 miles) long cable with acoustic detectors. The results will be processed at a later date in laboratories to locate prospective areas for drilling.
One of the central features of the exploration work, ordered by Karmorneftegaz SARL (which is a joint venture with Rosneft and ExxonMobil to operate in the Kara Sea), is the strict environmental requirements even demanding a halt to all activities in order to not harm animals which appearing in the area.
The East Prinovozemelsky blocks licensed by Rosneft and operated by Karmorneftegas are estimated to hold 21.5 billion tons of oil equivalents. The first exploration well is scheduled to start drilling in East Prinovozemelskiy Block 1 this month while exploration activities there are planned to continue up to 2016.
Rosneft, through a number of different Joint Venture companies, launched projects in the Kara and Barents Seas in 2010 after obtaining four licenses to explore Russia's Arctic shelf. Three of the licenses relate to blocks in the Kara Sea (East Prinovozemelsky 1, 2 and 3) and the fourth one is for the South-Russky block in the Pechora Sea.
The Kara Sea is an extension of the West Siberian oil and gas province, which accounts for 60 percent of Russia's current oil production.
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April 25, 2012 Russia_Italy gets oil deal to explore Russian Arctic

It is the second major deal on Arctic development for Rosneft as it signed a partnership with ExxonMobile last week. The deal is similar to that between Rosneft...

It is the second major deal on Arctic development for Rosneft as it signed a partnership with ExxonMobile last week. The deal is similar to that between Rosneft and ExxonMobile as Eni takes a minor stake of 30% in the joint project and pays up-front investment costs.
Under the agreement, Eni would also get access to Rosneft's project in the Black Sea, while Russia gets access to Eni's projects abroad. The companies are expected to invest up to $57 billion in the development of projects in the Barents Sea and up to $55 billion in projects in the Black Sea. Meanwhile exploration works could cost about $2 billion.
"Today Eni is switching to a new form of work in Russia, with Russian companies. This will be joint work on the shelf, and it is a very big, long-term project, which will require large investments. I know that up until now you have worked successfully in Russia. The Russian government will do everything to support such projects", says Russian Prime MinisterVladimir Putin who witnessed the deal being sealed.
Foreign companies rushed to seek deals on the Arctic development after Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin proposed the lifting of all export duties for new projects on the Аrctic shelf. Putin said the measures would attract up to $500 billion of investment into exploration and extraction of oil and gas in the next 30 years.
Earlier this year, Rosneft won the right to develop the Tsentralno-Barentsevsky, Fedynsky and Perseevsky exploration blocks on the Barents Sea continental shelf.
Eni already operates in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea. The Barents Sea blocks are believed to hold about 3.3 billion tons of crude oil and gas condensate and up to 2.8 trillion cubic meters of gas.
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It is the second major deal on Arctic development for Rosneft as it signed a partnership with ExxonMobile last week. The deal is similar to that between Rosneft and ExxonMobile as Eni takes a minor stake of 30% in the joint project and pays up-front investment costs.
Under the agreement, Eni would also get access to Rosneft's project in the Black Sea, while Russia gets access to Eni's projects abroad. The companies are expected to invest up to $57 billion in the development of projects in the Barents Sea and up to $55 billion in projects in the Black Sea. Meanwhile exploration works could cost about $2 billion.
"Today Eni is switching to a new form of work in Russia, with Russian companies. This will be joint work on the shelf, and it is a very big, long-term project, which will require large investments. I know that up until now you have worked successfully in Russia. The Russian government will do everything to support such projects", says Russian Prime MinisterVladimir Putin who witnessed the deal being sealed.
Foreign companies rushed to seek deals on the Arctic development after Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin proposed the lifting of all export duties for new projects on the Аrctic shelf. Putin said the measures would attract up to $500 billion of investment into exploration and extraction of oil and gas in the next 30 years.
Earlier this year, Rosneft won the right to develop the Tsentralno-Barentsevsky, Fedynsky and Perseevsky exploration blocks on the Barents Sea continental shelf.
Eni already operates in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea. The Barents Sea blocks are believed to hold about 3.3 billion tons of crude oil and gas condensate and up to 2.8 trillion cubic meters of gas.
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Russian state oil giant Rosneft is continuing their legal battle against EU sanctions in the UK High Court. Last year production levels at Rosneft fell after Br...

Russian state oil giant Rosneft is continuing their legal battle against EU sanctions in the UK High Court. Last year production levels at Rosneft fell after Brussels targeted the oil firm, and the company had to ask the Kremlin for a multi-billion dollar loan after being blocked from international finance markets.
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Russian state oil giant Rosneft is continuing their legal battle against EU sanctions in the UK High Court. Last year production levels at Rosneft fell after Brussels targeted the oil firm, and the company had to ask the Kremlin for a multi-billion dollar loan after being blocked from international finance markets.
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Russia's PresidentVladimir Putin held a meeting on Tuesday with Igor Sechin, head of the state-controlled oil giant Rosneft.
The discussions focused on the company's results during 2012 and plans for the current year.
Sechin said that offshore oil projects will be the company's priority, including drilling sites in Norwegian waters.
"We have strategic agreements with our key partners, and we are working together on big projects. We receive new offers from our Norwegian partners. Recently, we submitted our joint bid with Statoil for a few fields on the Norwegian continental shelf", he said.
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Russia's PresidentVladimir Putin held a meeting on Tuesday with Igor Sechin, head of the state-controlled oil giant Rosneft.
The discussions focused on the company's results during 2012 and plans for the current year.
Sechin said that offshore oil projects will be the company's priority, including drilling sites in Norwegian waters.
"We have strategic agreements with our key partners, and we are working together on big projects. We receive new offers from our Norwegian partners. Recently, we submitted our joint bid with Statoil for a few fields on the Norwegian continental shelf", he said.
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RT | August 9, 2014
US oil giant ExxonMobil and Russia’s Rosneft will continue joint exploitation of the Russian Arctic despite Western sanctions, the American company said as the two giants launched exploration drilling in the Kara Sea.
"Our cooperation is a long-term one. We see great benefits here and are ready to continue working here with your agreement,” Glenn Waller, ExxonMobil's lead manager in Russia, told PresidentVladimir Putin during a videoconference call.
The Russian leader hailed the exploration project as an example of mutually beneficial cooperation that strengthens global energy security.
Rosneft head Igor Sechin said the launch of the Universitetskaya-1 well drill is one of the most important events for the company this year.
“We hope that this work will discover a new oil reserve here in the Kara Sea. The development of the Arctic shelf would have a big and positive effect for the Russian economy,” he said.
Optimistic company forecasts put oil reserves in the Kara Sea as high as 13 billion tons, more than in the Gulf of Mexico, or the whole of Saudi Arabia.
The drilling is being done by the WestAlpha oilrig, built by Norway’s North Atlantic Drilling. It has a deadweight of 30,700 tons and can drill wells in the shelf up to 7 km deep.
The rig was equipped with an advanced iceberg warning system, which tracks potentially dangerous icebergs, giving enough time for either support ships to tow them away, or for the rig itself to seal off the well and evacuate to safety.
Rosneft is one of the Russian companies targeted by Western nations, imposed to punish Moscow for its stance over the Ukrainian crisis. Russia’s retaliation so far has been to ban the import of foodstuffs from the countries that approved anti-Russian sanctions.
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RT | August 9, 2014
US oil giant ExxonMobil and Russia’s Rosneft will continue joint exploitation of the Russian Arctic despite Western sanctions, the American company said as the two giants launched exploration drilling in the Kara Sea.
"Our cooperation is a long-term one. We see great benefits here and are ready to continue working here with your agreement,” Glenn Waller, ExxonMobil's lead manager in Russia, told PresidentVladimir Putin during a videoconference call.
The Russian leader hailed the exploration project as an example of mutually beneficial cooperation that strengthens global energy security.
Rosneft head Igor Sechin said the launch of the Universitetskaya-1 well drill is one of the most important events for the company this year.
“We hope that this work will discover a new oil reserve here in the Kara Sea. The development of the Arctic shelf would have a big and positive effect for the Russian economy,” he said.
Optimistic company forecasts put oil reserves in the Kara Sea as high as 13 billion tons, more than in the Gulf of Mexico, or the whole of Saudi Arabia.
The drilling is being done by the WestAlpha oilrig, built by Norway’s North Atlantic Drilling. It has a deadweight of 30,700 tons and can drill wells in the shelf up to 7 km deep.
The rig was equipped with an advanced iceberg warning system, which tracks potentially dangerous icebergs, giving enough time for either support ships to tow them away, or for the rig itself to seal off the well and evacuate to safety.
Rosneft is one of the Russian companies targeted by Western nations, imposed to punish Moscow for its stance over the Ukrainian crisis. Russia’s retaliation so far has been to ban the import of foodstuffs from the countries that approved anti-Russian sanctions.
http://rt.com/business/179200-exxonmobil-rosneft-arctic-drilling/

Video ID: 20140617-018
W/SHelge Lund, CEO of Statoil, being interviewed
SOT Helge Lund, CEO of Statoil (English): "I cannot comment generally on the industry, I can only [talk about] the agreement that we have made with Rosneft. We have already developed a partnership for offshore exploration in the Arctic and the joint ventures onshore in Russia for shale oil and gas. That relationship is developing, according to the contracts, and we have good progress."
W/S Press conferenceM/SPressC/UNotepadSCRIPT
Helge Lund, CEO of Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil, confirmed that sanctions against Russian businesses would not affect current deals at the World Petroleum Congress in Moscow on Tuesday.
Lund said that Statoil and Russian energy company Rosneft would continue to work together on their oil and shale gas exploration contracts, and that the relationship was 'developing'.
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Video ID: 20140617-018
W/SHelge Lund, CEO of Statoil, being interviewed
SOT Helge Lund, CEO of Statoil (English): "I cannot comment generally on the industry, I can only [talk about] the agreement that we have made with Rosneft. We have already developed a partnership for offshore exploration in the Arctic and the joint ventures onshore in Russia for shale oil and gas. That relationship is developing, according to the contracts, and we have good progress."
W/S Press conferenceM/SPressC/UNotepadSCRIPT
Helge Lund, CEO of Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil, confirmed that sanctions against Russian businesses would not affect current deals at the World Petroleum Congress in Moscow on Tuesday.
Lund said that Statoil and Russian energy company Rosneft would continue to work together on their oil and shale gas exploration contracts, and that the relationship was 'developing'.
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The International Regulatory Structures for Offshore Exploration

Over the past decade, advances in drilling, production, equipment and robotic technologies have resulted in a growing number of countries opening deepwater offshore areas to petroleum development. Worldwide, deepwater offshore production reached 7 million barrels per day in 2010. Countries around the world have taken a variety of approaches with respect to how they regulate offshore resource management. Norway has been a leader in offshore development and provides an important case study on approach to assuring the safety of offshore petroleum activities. This session provided an overview of other regulatory approaches around the world, followed by an in-depth examination of Norway?s ?safety case? framework which should be useful in evaluating the evolving U.S. regime and a discussion of h...

Oil Well Drilling Process - a Shell film

The Oligarchs - Al Jazeera Investigations

Aljazeera’s Investigative Unit unravels a high-stakes international plot hatched by powerful Eastern European oligarchs to make millions of dollars from a crooked deal. According to one Ukrainian analyst: “It sounds like an agreement between criminal bosses. You can sign it with your blood.”
The scheme involves using a web of offshore companies and international lawyers to raid US$160 million dollars under the noses of the authorities.
The money is effectively being stolen for a second time… the funds were initially frozen by Ukraine’s courts after its former president, Viktor Yanukovych, was discovered to have emptied the country’s treasury.
The Oligarchs include an exiled gas billionaire guarded by Russian special forces, a Moscow property magnate and an Olympic show jumper on the ...

published: 07 Jan 2018

The Lebanese Petroleum Administration (LPA)

The president of the board presented an overview of oil and gas prospects in Lebanon. The bid for licensing opened in February 2013. The closure of the bid is postponed till January 10, 2013. The evaluation is expected to take place immediately after closure and it will be followed by two months of award negotiations for selected company/ies. The timeline of different phases from exploration to production was discussed. The important aspect is the negotiations with oil companies have led to consent to dependence on Lebanese nationals for employment and services. Companies agreed to offer training programs for Lebanese nationals as a mandatory part of the contract. It is also mandated that at least 80% of employees must be Lebanese nationals. Such high % of dependence on locals is unique i...

This panel was dedicated to the analysis of the current status of subsoil use regulation in the Russian Federation, identification of the main development trends and study of the existing administrative barriers that Russian subsoil users face during the enforcement of their rights for geological exploration, survey and extraction of mineral resources. The round table discussion addressed the relevant issues of regulation of energy, oil and gas industries both in Russia and Europe. Moderator: Evgeny Mazkov, Deputy Director, GR Department, Rosneft

published: 03 Apr 2015

A tough job with great expectations – The Platform Ep.1

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Drillers and seamen gather on the Polar Star gas drilling platform in the Sea of Okhotsk to prepare for their new assignment. These guys have one of the toughest, most dangerous jobs in the world. They have just 30 days to drill 3km into the seafloor to hit gas. To be successful, they will have to set aside personal differences and present a united front. In this harsh subarctic environment, a violent storm, accident, or mistake could prove disastrous for the entire rig and crew.
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Dr. Wayne Dyer Inspiration...Probably my most important video

This is probably one of my most important videos to date. If you have been struggling too much in life and your journey and can't see anything to be grateful for..watch this.
This video was a result of listening to Dr. Wayne Dyer's Inspiration program today. One key phrase smacked me right in my head..and made me stop.
"If you can't see God everywhere, you can't see him anywhere."
This spiritual philosophy is exactly the foundation of where my gratitude catchphrase and lifestyle focus launched from in my life 2 years ago.
Please...if you have someone in your life that needs to hear this message to carry them through...share it with them.
Gratitude is the Attitude that gives our dreams Altitude!!!

published: 13 Aug 2013

LBS - Middle East Conference 2013 - Part 7 Ayman Asfari

Exclusive: Essar's big deleveraging

The Ruias say they have significantly altered the debt picture of the Essar conglomerate - in one fell swoop - effecting an overall debt reduction of 10 billion dollars. Siddharth Zarabi spoke exclusively to Prashant Ruia, Director, Essar, and began by asking him to detail the change in the debt level at the holding company and operating company levels.

published: 19 Oct 2016

Impact of Russian Supply on East Asian Markets and Oil Geopolitics 1

Oct. 25, 2003
This event addresses the impact of Russian supply on energy pricing, geopolitics, and oil and gas supply strategies for East Asia.

Seismic shifts in the oil and gas business

published: 27 Oct 2015

A Conversation with Helge Lund, President and CEO, Statoil

The CSISEnergy and National SecurityProgram hosst Helge Lund, President and CEO of Statoil, to discuss developments in the energy landscape. As one of the world's leading energy companies, Statoil has built a global oil and gas production portfolio and a reputation for responsible and technology-driven resource development in challenging environments. The company is active in exciting energy resource areas of North America with a focus on deep-water exploration and production, shale and tight rock hydrocarbons and heavy oil. Sarah Ladislaw, Directorand Senior Fellow in the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, will moderate. John J. Hamre, President, CEO, and the PritzkerChair at CSIS, will provide introductory remarks.

James S Henry- The Curious World of Donald Trump's Private Russian Connections

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By the late 1990s the actual chaos that resulted from Yeltsin’s warped policies had laid the foundations for a strong counterrevolution, including the rise of ex-KGB officer Putin and a massive outpouring of oligarchic flight capital that has continued virtually up to the present. For ordinary Russians, as noted, this was disastrous. But for many banks, private bankers, hedge funds, law firms, and accounting firms, for leading oil companies like ExxonMobil and BP, as well as for needy borrowers like the Trump Organizatio...

The International Regulatory Structures for Offshore Exploration

Over the past decade, advances in drilling, production, equipment and robotic technologies have resulted in a growing number of countries opening deepwater offs...

Over the past decade, advances in drilling, production, equipment and robotic technologies have resulted in a growing number of countries opening deepwater offshore areas to petroleum development. Worldwide, deepwater offshore production reached 7 million barrels per day in 2010. Countries around the world have taken a variety of approaches with respect to how they regulate offshore resource management. Norway has been a leader in offshore development and provides an important case study on approach to assuring the safety of offshore petroleum activities. This session provided an overview of other regulatory approaches around the world, followed by an in-depth examination of Norway?s ?safety case? framework which should be useful in evaluating the evolving U.S. regime and a discussion of how industries operate under the safety case.

Over the past decade, advances in drilling, production, equipment and robotic technologies have resulted in a growing number of countries opening deepwater offshore areas to petroleum development. Worldwide, deepwater offshore production reached 7 million barrels per day in 2010. Countries around the world have taken a variety of approaches with respect to how they regulate offshore resource management. Norway has been a leader in offshore development and provides an important case study on approach to assuring the safety of offshore petroleum activities. This session provided an overview of other regulatory approaches around the world, followed by an in-depth examination of Norway?s ?safety case? framework which should be useful in evaluating the evolving U.S. regime and a discussion of how industries operate under the safety case.

The Oligarchs - Al Jazeera Investigations

Aljazeera’s Investigative Unit unravels a high-stakes international plot hatched by powerful Eastern European oligarchs to make millions of dollars from a crook...

Aljazeera’s Investigative Unit unravels a high-stakes international plot hatched by powerful Eastern European oligarchs to make millions of dollars from a crooked deal. According to one Ukrainian analyst: “It sounds like an agreement between criminal bosses. You can sign it with your blood.”
The scheme involves using a web of offshore companies and international lawyers to raid US$160 million dollars under the noses of the authorities.
The money is effectively being stolen for a second time… the funds were initially frozen by Ukraine’s courts after its former president, Viktor Yanukovych, was discovered to have emptied the country’s treasury.
The Oligarchs include an exiled gas billionaire guarded by Russian special forces, a Moscow property magnate and an Olympic show jumper on the run from Ukrainian authorities.
The investigation shines light on the ever shifting battle between the oligarchs and global financial regulators.
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Aljazeera’s Investigative Unit unravels a high-stakes international plot hatched by powerful Eastern European oligarchs to make millions of dollars from a crooked deal. According to one Ukrainian analyst: “It sounds like an agreement between criminal bosses. You can sign it with your blood.”
The scheme involves using a web of offshore companies and international lawyers to raid US$160 million dollars under the noses of the authorities.
The money is effectively being stolen for a second time… the funds were initially frozen by Ukraine’s courts after its former president, Viktor Yanukovych, was discovered to have emptied the country’s treasury.
The Oligarchs include an exiled gas billionaire guarded by Russian special forces, a Moscow property magnate and an Olympic show jumper on the run from Ukrainian authorities.
The investigation shines light on the ever shifting battle between the oligarchs and global financial regulators.
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The Lebanese Petroleum Administration (LPA)

The president of the board presented an overview of oil and gas prospects in Lebanon. The bid for licensing opened in February 2013. The closure of the bid is p...

The president of the board presented an overview of oil and gas prospects in Lebanon. The bid for licensing opened in February 2013. The closure of the bid is postponed till January 10, 2013. The evaluation is expected to take place immediately after closure and it will be followed by two months of award negotiations for selected company/ies. The timeline of different phases from exploration to production was discussed. The important aspect is the negotiations with oil companies have led to consent to dependence on Lebanese nationals for employment and services. Companies agreed to offer training programs for Lebanese nationals as a mandatory part of the contract. It is also mandated that at least 80% of employees must be Lebanese nationals. Such high % of dependence on locals is unique in the world. In addition, conditions were imposed on companies to include in its plans program for hiring Lebanese nationals as management and professional staff.

The president of the board presented an overview of oil and gas prospects in Lebanon. The bid for licensing opened in February 2013. The closure of the bid is postponed till January 10, 2013. The evaluation is expected to take place immediately after closure and it will be followed by two months of award negotiations for selected company/ies. The timeline of different phases from exploration to production was discussed. The important aspect is the negotiations with oil companies have led to consent to dependence on Lebanese nationals for employment and services. Companies agreed to offer training programs for Lebanese nationals as a mandatory part of the contract. It is also mandated that at least 80% of employees must be Lebanese nationals. Such high % of dependence on locals is unique in the world. In addition, conditions were imposed on companies to include in its plans program for hiring Lebanese nationals as management and professional staff.

This panel was dedicated to the analysis of the current status of subsoil use regulation in the Russian Federation, identification of the main development trend...

This panel was dedicated to the analysis of the current status of subsoil use regulation in the Russian Federation, identification of the main development trends and study of the existing administrative barriers that Russian subsoil users face during the enforcement of their rights for geological exploration, survey and extraction of mineral resources. The round table discussion addressed the relevant issues of regulation of energy, oil and gas industries both in Russia and Europe. Moderator: Evgeny Mazkov, Deputy Director, GR Department, Rosneft

This panel was dedicated to the analysis of the current status of subsoil use regulation in the Russian Federation, identification of the main development trends and study of the existing administrative barriers that Russian subsoil users face during the enforcement of their rights for geological exploration, survey and extraction of mineral resources. The round table discussion addressed the relevant issues of regulation of energy, oil and gas industries both in Russia and Europe. Moderator: Evgeny Mazkov, Deputy Director, GR Department, Rosneft

"The Platform" complete series: https://rtd.rt.com/films/the-platform/
Drillers and seamen gather on the Polar Star gas drilling platform in the Sea of Okhotsk to prepare for their new assignment. These guys have one of the toughest, most dangerous jobs in the world. They have just 30 days to drill 3km into the seafloor to hit gas. To be successful, they will have to set aside personal differences and present a united front. In this harsh subarctic environment, a violent storm, accident, or mistake could prove disastrous for the entire rig and crew.
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Drillers and seamen gather on the Polar Star gas drilling platform in the Sea of Okhotsk to prepare for their new assignment. These guys have one of the toughest, most dangerous jobs in the world. They have just 30 days to drill 3km into the seafloor to hit gas. To be successful, they will have to set aside personal differences and present a united front. In this harsh subarctic environment, a violent storm, accident, or mistake could prove disastrous for the entire rig and crew.
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Dr. Wayne Dyer Inspiration...Probably my most important video

This is probably one of my most important videos to date. If you have been struggling too much in life and your journey and can't see anything to be grateful f...

This is probably one of my most important videos to date. If you have been struggling too much in life and your journey and can't see anything to be grateful for..watch this.
This video was a result of listening to Dr. Wayne Dyer's Inspiration program today. One key phrase smacked me right in my head..and made me stop.
"If you can't see God everywhere, you can't see him anywhere."
This spiritual philosophy is exactly the foundation of where my gratitude catchphrase and lifestyle focus launched from in my life 2 years ago.
Please...if you have someone in your life that needs to hear this message to carry them through...share it with them.
Gratitude is the Attitude that gives our dreams Altitude!!!

This is probably one of my most important videos to date. If you have been struggling too much in life and your journey and can't see anything to be grateful for..watch this.
This video was a result of listening to Dr. Wayne Dyer's Inspiration program today. One key phrase smacked me right in my head..and made me stop.
"If you can't see God everywhere, you can't see him anywhere."
This spiritual philosophy is exactly the foundation of where my gratitude catchphrase and lifestyle focus launched from in my life 2 years ago.
Please...if you have someone in your life that needs to hear this message to carry them through...share it with them.
Gratitude is the Attitude that gives our dreams Altitude!!!

Exclusive: Essar's big deleveraging

The Ruias say they have significantly altered the debt picture of the Essar conglomerate - in one fell swoop - effecting an overall debt reduction of 10 billion...

The Ruias say they have significantly altered the debt picture of the Essar conglomerate - in one fell swoop - effecting an overall debt reduction of 10 billion dollars. Siddharth Zarabi spoke exclusively to Prashant Ruia, Director, Essar, and began by asking him to detail the change in the debt level at the holding company and operating company levels.

The Ruias say they have significantly altered the debt picture of the Essar conglomerate - in one fell swoop - effecting an overall debt reduction of 10 billion dollars. Siddharth Zarabi spoke exclusively to Prashant Ruia, Director, Essar, and began by asking him to detail the change in the debt level at the holding company and operating company levels.

The CSISEnergy and National SecurityProgram hosst Helge Lund, President and CEO of Statoil, to discuss developments in the energy landscape. As one of the world's leading energy companies, Statoil has built a global oil and gas production portfolio and a reputation for responsible and technology-driven resource development in challenging environments. The company is active in exciting energy resource areas of North America with a focus on deep-water exploration and production, shale and tight rock hydrocarbons and heavy oil. Sarah Ladislaw, Directorand Senior Fellow in the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, will moderate. John J. Hamre, President, CEO, and the PritzkerChair at CSIS, will provide introductory remarks.

The CSISEnergy and National SecurityProgram hosst Helge Lund, President and CEO of Statoil, to discuss developments in the energy landscape. As one of the world's leading energy companies, Statoil has built a global oil and gas production portfolio and a reputation for responsible and technology-driven resource development in challenging environments. The company is active in exciting energy resource areas of North America with a focus on deep-water exploration and production, shale and tight rock hydrocarbons and heavy oil. Sarah Ladislaw, Directorand Senior Fellow in the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, will moderate. John J. Hamre, President, CEO, and the PritzkerChair at CSIS, will provide introductory remarks.

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By the late 1990s the actual chaos that resulted from Yeltsin’s warped policies had laid the foundations for a strong counterrevolution, including the rise of ex-KGB officer Putin and a massive outpouring of oligarchic flight capital that has continued virtually up to the present. For ordinary Russians, as noted, this was disastrous. But for many banks, private bankers, hedge funds, law firms, and accounting firms, for leading oil companies like ExxonMobil and BP, as well as for needy borrowers like the Trump Organization, the opportunity to feed on post-Soviet spoils was a godsend. This was vulture capitalism at its worst.
The nine-lived Trump, in particular, had just suffered a string of six successive bankruptcies. So the massive illicit outflows from Russia and oil-rich FSU members like Kazahkstan and Azerbaijan from the mid-1990s provided precisely the kind of undiscriminating investors that he needed. These outflows arrived at just the right time to fund several of Trump’s post-2000 high-risk real estate and casino ventures—most of which failed. As Donald Trump, Jr., executive vice president of development and acquisitions for the Trump Organization, told the “Bridging U.S. and Emerging MarketsReal Estate” conference in Manhattan in September 2008 (on the basis, he said, of his own “half dozen trips to Russia in 18 months”):
[I]n terms of high-end product influx into the United States, Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets; say in Dubai, and certainly with our project in SoHo and anywhere in New York. We see a lot of money pouring in from Russia.
All this helps to explain one of the most intriguing puzzles about Donald Trump’s long, turbulent business career: how he managed to keep financing it, despite a dismal track record of failed projects.
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By the late 1990s the actual chaos that resulted from Yeltsin’s warped policies had laid the foundations for a strong counterrevolution, including the rise of ex-KGB officer Putin and a massive outpouring of oligarchic flight capital that has continued virtually up to the present. For ordinary Russians, as noted, this was disastrous. But for many banks, private bankers, hedge funds, law firms, and accounting firms, for leading oil companies like ExxonMobil and BP, as well as for needy borrowers like the Trump Organization, the opportunity to feed on post-Soviet spoils was a godsend. This was vulture capitalism at its worst.
The nine-lived Trump, in particular, had just suffered a string of six successive bankruptcies. So the massive illicit outflows from Russia and oil-rich FSU members like Kazahkstan and Azerbaijan from the mid-1990s provided precisely the kind of undiscriminating investors that he needed. These outflows arrived at just the right time to fund several of Trump’s post-2000 high-risk real estate and casino ventures—most of which failed. As Donald Trump, Jr., executive vice president of development and acquisitions for the Trump Organization, told the “Bridging U.S. and Emerging MarketsReal Estate” conference in Manhattan in September 2008 (on the basis, he said, of his own “half dozen trips to Russia in 18 months”):
[I]n terms of high-end product influx into the United States, Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets; say in Dubai, and certainly with our project in SoHo and anywhere in New York. We see a lot of money pouring in from Russia.
All this helps to explain one of the most intriguing puzzles about Donald Trump’s long, turbulent business career: how he managed to keep financing it, despite a dismal track record of failed projects.
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Russia: Rosneft and ExxonMobil discover oil in Kara Sea

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SCRIPTCrude oil producers' Rosneft confirmed on Saturday that oil was discovered in the Kara Sea on Universiteskaya-1 station. The discovery was made during joint drillings with the American oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil.
The joint drilling operation started in August and took place at an offshore Artic field. The drilling continued despite the international sanctions which were set to be imposed on the Russian company by Western countries. The sanctions aimed at preventing Russia from accessing required foreign technologies and prohibited work in the Arctic region.
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The 5 Largest Offshore Platforms of the World

Offshore platforms are remarkable engineering feats, therefor it is time for the 5 largest...

The 5 Largest Offshore Platforms of the World

Offshore platforms are remarkable engineering feats, therefor it is time for the 5 largest offshore platforms of the world! Massive in size, these structures take several years and often many billions of dollars to build — but when complete, they can extract oil and gas from some of the least-accessible spots on the planet.
The Mars B/OlympusPlatform in the Gulf of MexicoFirst oil production begun in February 2014 from the Mars B development through Olympus, Shell’s seventh, and largest, floating deep-water platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Combined production from Olympus and Shell’s original Mars platform is expected to deliver an estimated resource base of 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe).
The project is also directly investing $5 million dollars in community, social and environmental initiatives with the aim to benefit the communities of the US Gulf Coast, as well as in South Korea, where the hull of the Olympus platform was built.
Olympus sailing into the Gulf of Mexico
Olympus sailing into the Gulf of Mexico
The Hibernia Platform in the CanadianAtlantic
Hibernia is an oil field in the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately 315 kilometres (196 mi) east-southeast of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, in 80 m of water. The production platform Hibernia is the world’s largest oil platform (by weight) and consists of a 37,000 t (41,000 short tons) integrated topsides facility mounted on a 600,000 t (660,000 short tons) gravity base structure. The platform was towed to its final site, and 450,000 t (500,000 short tons) of solid ballast were added to secure it in place. Inside the gravity base structure are storage tanks for 1.2 million barrels (190,000 m3) of crude oil.
The Hibernia Platform in the Canadian Atlantic
The Hibernia Platform in the Canadian Atlantic
The Petronius Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
Petronius is a deepwater compliant tower oil platform operated by Chevron Corporation and Marathon Oil in the Gulf of Mexico, 210 km southeast of New Orleans, United States. A compliant piled tower design, it is 609.9 metres (2,001 ft) high, and was arguably the tallest free-standing structure in the world, until surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in 2010, although this claim is disputed since only 75 metres of the platform are above water. The multi-deck topsides are 64 metres by 43 metres by 18.3 metres high and hold 21 well slots, and the entire structure weighs around 43,000 tons. Around 8,000 m3 (50,000 barrels) of oil and 2,000,000 m3 (70 million cubic feet) of natural gas are extracted daily by the platform.
The jacket supports topsides weighing 7,500t.
The jacket supports topsides weighing 7,500t.
The Perdido Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
Perdido is the world’s deepest spar, and the second-deepest oil and gas production hub after Shell’s Stones development. Moored in around 2,450 metres (8,000 feet) of water in the US Gulf of Mexico, Perdido started production in 2010, opening up a new frontier in deep-water oil and gas recovery.
The Perdido Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
The Perdido Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
The Berkut Platform in the Sea of Okhotsk on the RussianPacific CoastRussia’s Rosneft and America’s ExxonMobil have launched a unique drilling platform in the Okhotsk Sea in Russia’s Far East. The world’s most powerful rig can drill within the radius of at least 7 kilometers.
The drilling platform can withstand a 9 magnitude earthquake, waves of up to 18 meters and temperatures down to minus 44 degrees Celsius, Rosneft PresidentIgor Sechin said. Berkut can also withstand floating ice up to two meters thick and has an autonomous power supply system. It has the largest superstructure on any rig. Weighing 200,000 tons it can drill a total of 45 wells.
The platform is located 25 km offshore in waters up 35 meters deep. The drilling will be performed by means of a marine rig, which allows all-year-round drilling of wells.
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The world’s biggest oil platform has begun commercial production at the Sakhalin-1 offshore project in Russia’s Far East. The Berkut oil rig is expected to extract 4.5 million tons of oil annually.
The Sakhalin-1 Consortium was formed in 1996 is the first major shelf project in Russia created under terms of a ProductSharingAgreement (PSA). The international consortium is made up of the US major ExxonMobil (30 percent), Japan's Sodeco (30 percent), Russia’s Rosneft (20 percent) and India's ONGC Videsh (20 percent).
The total cost of the project is estimated to be $10-12 billion, making it the largest direct foreign investment in Russia.
The Berkut platform is expected to produce 12,000 tons of oil daily or about 4.5 million tons annually, raising the total output of the Sakhalin-1 Consortium to 27,000 tons a day.
Oil from the Arkutun-Dagi oil field will be processed at the Chaivo onshore treatment facility and then delivered by a pipeline to the DeKastri oil export terminal.
The tax revenues from oil produced by the Berkut platform will provide Russia’s regional and federal budgets with no less than $9 billion over the next ten years.
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Another record, this time set by the Russian petroleum engineers. Rosneft managed to drill a 15 km well on the Orlan platform. During the Sakhalin-1 operation in the Sea of Okhotsk our oilmen managed to beat a number of world records.

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The Top Ten Oil and Gas Companies in the World

The Top Ten Oil and Gas Companies in the World
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Russia's Rosneft finds first oilfield offshore eastern Arctic

By Vladimir Soldatkin
MOSCOW, June 18 (Reuters) - Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft said on Sunday it had found its first oilfield in the Laptev Sea in the eastern Arctic, making a breakthrough in the search for hydrocarbons in the harsh and far-flung region despite Western sanctions.
Rosneft and its partners plan to invest 480 billion roubles ($8.4 billion) in developing Russia's offshore energy industry in the next five years, part of a drive to boost output from new areas.
The company has sought tie-ups with several global oil players to develop Russia's offshore regions. But a deal to work in the Kara Sea in the western Arctic with U.S. company Exxon Mobil was suspended in 2014 after the imposition of Western sanctions against Moscow.
"The result of the drilling at the Khatanga li

News !!! Russia's arctic off-shore oil platform defended !
A senior employee of the state-owned Russian oil company Gazprom has spoken up in defence of the detention of Greenpeace activists who attempted to board an Arctic oil rig.
Speaking to the BBC, chief of platform Artur Akopov argued that Greenpeace's actions could have caused injury or threatened the environment.
All 30 people who were on board the Greenpeace vessel the Arctic Sunrise were detained by Russian authorities when armed officials stormed their ship on 21 September. They have since been charged with piracy.
The row has overshadowed the arrival of the Olympic torch in the country ahead of the 2014 Sochi Games, as Daniel Sandford reports.

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SOTIgor Trofimov, head of seismic crew onboard research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin (Russian): "Rosneft, Gazprom and other smaller oil companies are intensifying their seismic exploration activities now."
M/S Crew put air gun into the water
W/S Crew put air gun into the water
SOT Igor Trofimov, head of seismic crew onboard research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin (Russian): "I think the Arctic is a region with high potential and based on my experience from the projects I have taken part of in the last few years the work (exploration activities) should be continued in future."
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SOT Igor Trofimov, head of seismic crew onboard research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin (Russian): "In my opinion oil exploration in Russia is now reaching the level that can be compared with such countries as France, Norway and even USA and Canada."
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W/S Research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin in the port of KerkenesSCRIPT
Russia's state oil company, Rosneft, in conjunction with ExxonMobil have formed a joint venture, Karmorneftegaz, and have recently started 2D seismic studies on the country's Arctic shelf in the Kara Sea.
The Russian research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin left the Norwegian port of Kirkenes on July 24 to carry out exploration activities on the three East Prinovozemelsky blocks in the body of water located between the northern coast of European Russia and the Novaya Zemlya island chain.
Seismic studies will last for three months this year and will be carried out by the specialists of the Murmansk-based Marine Arctic Geological ExpeditionCompany on the East Prinovozemelsky blocks, licensed by Karmorneftegas. The scientists will explore an area of more than 6500 km (4038 miles) during this expedition until the winter ice flows cover the sea again.
The specialists use a variety of different guns that fire air at a pressure of 140 atmospheres in order to probe the seabed and then collect radio-echo data through an 8 km (4.9 miles) long cable with acoustic detectors. The results will be processed at a later date in laboratories to locate prospective areas for drilling.
One of the central features of the exploration work, ordered by Karmorneftegaz SARL (which is a joint venture with Rosneft and ExxonMobil to operate in the Kara Sea), is the strict environmental requirements even demanding a halt to all activities in order to not harm animals which appearing in the area.
The East Prinovozemelsky blocks licensed by Rosneft and operated by Karmorneftegas are estimated to hold 21.5 billion tons of oil equivalents. The first exploration well is scheduled to start drilling in East Prinovozemelskiy Block 1 this month while exploration activities there are planned to continue up to 2016.
Rosneft, through a number of different Joint Venture companies, launched projects in the Kara and Barents Seas in 2010 after obtaining four licenses to explore Russia's Arctic shelf. Three of the licenses relate to blocks in the Kara Sea (East Prinovozemelsky 1, 2 and 3) and the fourth one is for the South-Russky block in the Pechora Sea.
The Kara Sea is an extension of the West Siberian oil and gas province, which accounts for 60 percent of Russia's current oil production.
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April 25, 2012 Russia_Italy gets oil deal to explore Russian Arctic

It is the second major deal on Arctic development for Rosneft as it signed a partnership w...

April 25, 2012 Russia_Italy gets oil deal to explore Russian Arctic

It is the second major deal on Arctic development for Rosneft as it signed a partnership with ExxonMobile last week. The deal is similar to that between Rosneft and ExxonMobile as Eni takes a minor stake of 30% in the joint project and pays up-front investment costs.
Under the agreement, Eni would also get access to Rosneft's project in the Black Sea, while Russia gets access to Eni's projects abroad. The companies are expected to invest up to $57 billion in the development of projects in the Barents Sea and up to $55 billion in projects in the Black Sea. Meanwhile exploration works could cost about $2 billion.
"Today Eni is switching to a new form of work in Russia, with Russian companies. This will be joint work on the shelf, and it is a very big, long-term project, which will require large investments. I know that up until now you have worked successfully in Russia. The Russian government will do everything to support such projects", says Russian Prime MinisterVladimir Putin who witnessed the deal being sealed.
Foreign companies rushed to seek deals on the Arctic development after Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin proposed the lifting of all export duties for new projects on the Аrctic shelf. Putin said the measures would attract up to $500 billion of investment into exploration and extraction of oil and gas in the next 30 years.
Earlier this year, Rosneft won the right to develop the Tsentralno-Barentsevsky, Fedynsky and Perseevsky exploration blocks on the Barents Sea continental shelf.
Eni already operates in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea. The Barents Sea blocks are believed to hold about 3.3 billion tons of crude oil and gas condensate and up to 2.8 trillion cubic meters of gas.
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The International Regulatory Structures for Offshore Exploration

Over the past decade, advances in drilling, production, equipment and robotic technologies have resulted in a growing number of countries opening deepwater offshore areas to petroleum development. Worldwide, deepwater offshore production reached 7 million barrels per day in 2010. Countries around the world have taken a variety of approaches with respect to how they regulate offshore resource management. Norway has been a leader in offshore development and provides an important case study on approach to assuring the safety of offshore petroleum activities. This session provided an overview of other regulatory approaches around the world, followed by an in-depth examination of Norway?s ?safety case? framework which should be useful in evaluating the evolving U.S. regime and a discussion of how industries operate under the safety case.

The Oligarchs - Al Jazeera Investigations

Aljazeera’s Investigative Unit unravels a high-stakes international plot hatched by powerful Eastern European oligarchs to make millions of dollars from a crooked deal. According to one Ukrainian analyst: “It sounds like an agreement between criminal bosses. You can sign it with your blood.”
The scheme involves using a web of offshore companies and international lawyers to raid US$160 million dollars under the noses of the authorities.
The money is effectively being stolen for a second time… the funds were initially frozen by Ukraine’s courts after its former president, Viktor Yanukovych, was discovered to have emptied the country’s treasury.
The Oligarchs include an exiled gas billionaire guarded by Russian special forces, a Moscow property magnate and an Olympic show jumper on the run from Ukrainian authorities.
The investigation shines light on the ever shifting battle between the oligarchs and global financial regulators.
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The Lebanese Petroleum Administration (LPA)

The president of the board presented an overview of oil and gas prospects in Lebanon. The ...

The Lebanese Petroleum Administration (LPA)

The president of the board presented an overview of oil and gas prospects in Lebanon. The bid for licensing opened in February 2013. The closure of the bid is postponed till January 10, 2013. The evaluation is expected to take place immediately after closure and it will be followed by two months of award negotiations for selected company/ies. The timeline of different phases from exploration to production was discussed. The important aspect is the negotiations with oil companies have led to consent to dependence on Lebanese nationals for employment and services. Companies agreed to offer training programs for Lebanese nationals as a mandatory part of the contract. It is also mandated that at least 80% of employees must be Lebanese nationals. Such high % of dependence on locals is unique in the world. In addition, conditions were imposed on companies to include in its plans program for hiring Lebanese nationals as management and professional staff.

This panel was dedicated to the analysis of the current status of subsoil use regulation in the Russian Federation, identification of the main development trends and study of the existing administrative barriers that Russian subsoil users face during the enforcement of their rights for geological exploration, survey and extraction of mineral resources. The round table discussion addressed the relevant issues of regulation of energy, oil and gas industries both in Russia and Europe. Moderator: Evgeny Mazkov, Deputy Director, GR Department, Rosneft

A tough job with great expectations – The Platform Ep.1

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Drillers and seamen gather on the Polar Star gas drilling platform in the Sea of Okhotsk to prepare for their new assignment. These guys have one of the toughest, most dangerous jobs in the world. They have just 30 days to drill 3km into the seafloor to hit gas. To be successful, they will have to set aside personal differences and present a united front. In this harsh subarctic environment, a violent storm, accident, or mistake could prove disastrous for the entire rig and crew.
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Dr. Wayne Dyer Inspiration...Probably my most important video

This is probably one of my most important videos to date. If you have been struggling too...

Dr. Wayne Dyer Inspiration...Probably my most important video

This is probably one of my most important videos to date. If you have been struggling too much in life and your journey and can't see anything to be grateful for..watch this.
This video was a result of listening to Dr. Wayne Dyer's Inspiration program today. One key phrase smacked me right in my head..and made me stop.
"If you can't see God everywhere, you can't see him anywhere."
This spiritual philosophy is exactly the foundation of where my gratitude catchphrase and lifestyle focus launched from in my life 2 years ago.
Please...if you have someone in your life that needs to hear this message to carry them through...share it with them.
Gratitude is the Attitude that gives our dreams Altitude!!!

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LBS - Middle East Conference 2013 - Part 7 Ayman Asfari

Part 7 - Ayman Asfari - Middle East Conference at the Landmark Hotel on May 17th 2013 in L...

Exclusive: Essar's big deleveraging

The Ruias say they have significantly altered the debt picture of the Essar conglomerate - in one fell swoop - effecting an overall debt reduction of 10 billion dollars. Siddharth Zarabi spoke exclusively to Prashant Ruia, Director, Essar, and began by asking him to detail the change in the debt level at the holding company and operating company levels.

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In August 2016, a research plane was able to observe something strange in the atmosphere above Alaska's Aleutian Islands, lingering aerosol particle that was enriched with the same kind of uranium used in nuclear fuel and bombs, according to Gizmodo. The observation was the first time that scientists detected a particle free-floating in the atmosphere in over 20 years of plane-based observations ... ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....

One day in August 1995 a man called Foutanga Babani Sissoko walked into the head office of the Dubai Islamic Bank and asked for a loan to buy a car. The manager agreed, and Sissoko invited him home for dinner. It was the prelude, writes the BBC's Brigitte Scheffer, to one of the most audacious confidence tricks of all time. Over dinner, Sissoko made a startling claim ... With these powers, he could take a sum of money and double it ... ....

MEXICOCITY. A strong earthquake shook southern and central Mexico Friday, causing panic less than six months after two devastating quakes that killed hundreds of people. No buildings collapsed, according to early reports. But two towns near the epicenter, in the southern state of Oaxaca, reported damage and state authorities said they had opened emergency shelters ... It was also felt in the states of Guerrero, Puebla and Michoacan ... AFP ... ....

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